Affordability ✻ 57 percent said ongoing recurring expenses are the biggest barrier to robust connectivity (up from 46% in 2015).

Lack of Competition ✻ 54 percent of rural district leaders reported that only one provider sells Internet to their district. ✻ 40 percent of rural respondents reported receiving one or fewer qualified proposals for broadband services in 2016. This marks no progress from last year.

Digital Equity ✻ 42 percent ranked lack of broadband access outside of school as a “very high priority.” ✻ Nearly two-thirds, however, said they have no strategies for providing off-campus connectivity to students.

Security ✻ Nearly half spend less than 4 percent of their entire technology budget on security.

Cloud Migration ✻ Approximately 40 percent are considering migrating their server infrastructure to the cloud. ✻ Nearly 60 percent said that learning management systems make up the largest cloud deployment, followed by student information systems.